A heartfelt thank you to Deepak John Nayak for leading a session on physical fitness tests for our coaches-in-training at More Than Play. Our Mother Coaches are women from the community stepping up to guide children through dedicated sport for development sessions to teach 21st century life skills. Deepak’s energy, encouragement, and belief that “parents are the first coaches of children” aligned beautifully with our vision. The weekend was everything grassroots work should be: learning, laughter, and food ☕💃. Most importantly, it was about mothers discovering their agency and children seeing their first role models in action. Thank you, Deepak, for bringing your time, spirit, and wisdom back to the grassroots with us. Together, we are building a future where communities lead the change. 💛
"Moms will do physical fitness tests for kids!" - When "good friend" Saraswati Negi asked me if I could do a session on doing physical fitness tests for coaches-in-training at More Than Play, it got me interested. I always look for opportunities to go back to the grassroots and work with people, but when I got on a call with Jaideep and team, and they explained that these are sessions led by mothers, it got me hooked. I have always maintained that parents are the first coaches of children, and we change the game when they start getting actively involved! A great weekend spent with fun, laughter, dance, biryani and chai!
